book notes Culture January 4, 2022Berlin: The Story of a City, by Barney White-Spunner (Pegasus Books, 2021) is arguably the best book in English on...
Stroh and JÄgertee Food January 4, 2022These Austrian rums provide a kick to drinks, cocktails, and sweet recipesBy Leah Larkin After braving freezing temperatures on snowy...
MARSHMALLOWS FOR ALL SEASONS Food January 4, 2022By Sharon Hudgins Many years ago, we lived in the U.S. military community in Munich, Germany, where we had access...
YESTERYEARS Out Takes November 9, 2021Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021)Beloved children’s author and illustrator, Eric Carle’s life as a German-American spans...
In Praise of Christmas Pyramids Culture November 9, 2021What would Christmas be without my Weihnachtspyramide?By Leah Larkin • Photographs Courtesy Leah Larkin Many, many years ago—one of my...
Grüß Gott, HErr Nikolaus! Culture November 9, 2021Naughty children, pesky Omas, inclement weather, and tricky golden book-keeping; it’s not always easy to be Nikolaus. Nonetheless, for over...
Follow the Lieder History November 9, 2021The songs of Robert Franz and Karl Wilhelm OsterwaldBy Sharon Hudgins • Photographs Courtesy Victoria Edge Some composers of music...
Planets, Peacocks, and Princely Living In Brief November 9, 2021If you take tram line number 1 to the western edge of Graz and get off at the Schloss Eggenberg...
Shining in New Splendor In Brief November 9, 2021After years of extensive renovation, the Görlitz Synagogue, the most visible evidence of Jewish history in Görlitz in eastern Saxony,...
Virtual Conference Shows German Genealogy Has Phoenix-like Resilience Events November 9, 2021I’m going to share a conflict-of-interest immediately: I was the co-chair for the International German Genealogy Partnership’s (IGGP) conference held...
